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Vocabulary activities
By 3rdgradeteach

My students for the last couple of years have had very little exposure and understanding of antonyms, synonyms, homonyms, rhyming words, compound words, etc when they come to me. Majority are second language learners which
adds another difficulty.I am trying to think of a center that will make up for this lack and at the same time diversify for the different levels and learning type that will be coming in.
I was thinking of doing things like giving them a choice of activity that has to do with the same skill.
Example:
Antonyms:
1. Play concentration and then write a list of the antonyms

found.
2. Choose a certain number of antonym pairs and write a sentence using both words: My mother likes to take a hot shower but my brother likes to take a cold one.
3. Choose a certain number of antonym pairs and draw a picture illustrating the differences.
4. Read 2 sentences and identify the antonyms from the sentences.
5. Write a song, poem, or paragraph(story) using antonyms.

I am trying to think of some other types of activities that would give the students extra practice and help build their English vocabulary. I can use the above activities for the other types of word skills but am hoping that some of you wonderful teachers can help me brainstorm some other varied activities. I would like to be able to offer the students 6-10 to choose from making sure that I reach as many students as possible.